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cobalt227,

Great first post. You definitely need to post more often.

I would love to hear how the installation of the underwater LED lights go. And pictures are a definite must!

I'll take some pictures this weekend when I install the lights.

Have some pics of lights....not sure how to post.

You have to upload your boat porn, er...pics, to a hosting site like photobucket. Then when the pics pop up on that site there will be several links near each pic depending on where you want them sent. Click the "forum" or "message board" link to copy here.

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Those are awesome. We saw those types of lights in a boat supply catalog and seeing them, I'm thinking we have next year's project there. Very nice.

I found the interior 3, 5, and 7 LED online out of MO or AR...total for all interior lights approx $90 shipped. These are the same as you see in West Marine or dealers for $20 to $25 each.......Our MasterCraft's had this style of light and we liked it. The UW LED's are from bullet lines.....I think I paid $120 each, installed (2). Took less than an hour. 1 hole (1/8" if I recall) per light with 3 attaching screws. I used the lead for Captain Call which was already pre-wired so I can operate independently. It's not necessary but makes it nice when at the docks or on a night cruise.

Interior Led company I used:

http://stores.ebay.com/Sovereign-Control

UnderWater LED company I used 2 X600's:

http://www.bulletlines.com/underwater-boat-lights-s/5.htm

Check Ebay or give them a call for best price.

Thanks, it's the interior ones I want.

FWL, if you're looking at installing interior lighting for in the cockpit area of the boat you may want to reconsider using the LED lights that are on the page that was linked to.

If you use this style light it is going to shine up as well as shining down. Those LED's are very bright and can have a horrendous effect on the skipper's night vision.


These lights are a bit more expensive but they only shine down towards the floor. They do light where people will be walking but won't have the negative effect on night vision the other ones will. These are from West Marine's website.


I put several walkway lights similar to the white ones shown above but I found some that were in chrome. They were pretty cheap and I may have found them at Wally World or someplace like that instead of a boating supply store.

Cool, thanks for the tip GFC

cobalt227,

Now that you've had the interior and underwater LED's for a boating season, what is the verdict?

With the underwater LED's that you installed, was the underwater brightness what you expected and were you happy with them?

With the interior LED's, was the issue mentioned by GoFirstClass a problem? How did you decide on the number and location on the interior LED's. Did you just temporarily hook up a bunch of LED's and, I assume with a couple of beers, start playing with the LED's in the dark in the boat?